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for light and life (for you and me) by ShiftyBells

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The High Republic: Phase I - Various Authors
02 Jan 2026
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It had been weeks since Bell had refused to sleep, had promised Indeera and Burryaga he would at least *try,* and tonight Bell desperately wanted to break that promise. He rarely did but stars he wanted to. He wanted to push back sleep until his eyes burned, until his speech slurred and his skin buzzed with unneeded adrenaline because if he slept there was a chance this became a dream within a dream and Bell knew he would not survive it.

“Don’t overthink Padawan, I can hear your brain from here.”

Loden’s voice was gently chiding, and Bell merely buried his face into the pillow beneath him.

“Sorry.” He apologised quietly, eyes flicking up to Lodens face. His eyes were tired, the brown iris’s warm and gentle. But Bell could see the shadows were there, in the bruises under Loden’s own eyes. Bell knew they would morph into blood curdling nightmares. But not tonight. He would make sure of it, somehow.

He couldn’t do it for himself, but he would do so for Loden. Would blind and burn himself in the Force to make it happen.
Survival is never pretty, or easy. But they did, and they would face the aftermath together. One way or another.

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Held your hair in deep devotion by ShiftyBells

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The High Republic: Phase II - Various Authors
20 Dec 2025
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It was…. freeing. To not be recognised.

Here, he wasn’t Former Chancellor Kyong Greylark’s cult-conspirator son. He wasn’t the Chaos child of Elecia Zeveron.

Here, he was merely Gella Nattai’s friend.

That was a title he could wear with honour.
Axel and Gella, after the dust settles.

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now you feel so alive by ShiftyBells

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The High Republic: Phase I - Various Authors, Star Wars: The High Republic: Phase III - Various Authors
02 Oct 2025
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Bells fingers gently threaded through his hair, caressing them like Burryaga was one of Bell's beloved hounds. Perhaps he was, in the eyes of some.

Burryaga hitched Bells legs over his shoulder, pressing a tender kiss to the soft flesh, eyes slipping half closed as he peered up at Bell through his lashes.

“May I?”

Bell, beautiful, precious Bell. He smiled, like Burryaga was asking for a kiss and not to drain Bell of the very ichor that kept him alive.

Bell smiled, tender and private, his cheeks flushed and lips still slick with spit.

“Go on, take what you need.”

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though your eyes will need some time to adjust (to the overwhelming light surrounding us) by ShiftyBells

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
22 Sep 2025
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In which the Clone Wars do not end with betrayal, death and a burning temple that was home to thousands. It's not a perfect ending, wounds still seeping with blood, with distrust and regret. But it's better.
In this galaxy, things could be fixed.
Shaak smiled, petting the grass invitingly. “We are quite alright Ahsoka. Thank you for joining us today. I know you probably would rather spend your time with those your own age, rather than two old Masters’ like us.” Her voice was light and joking, washing over them like the strum of a harp.

Clearly, Shaak’s joke had eased Ahsoka’s discomfort, her shoulders slumping into a more eased position.

“I wouldn’t dream of being anywhere else.” She replied, her voice surprisingly tender and quiet. Like the young girl couldn’t quite fathom that they were Infront of her.

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we could become, two into one by ShiftyBells

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The High Republic: Phase III - Various Authors
08 Jul 2025
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After a year of separation, Burryaga doesn't hesitate to re-acquaint himself with Bell.

The low murmur of conversation leaked through the door, Senators and party goers wandering the halls as the gala continued, but Burryaga didn’t focus on any of that. Didn’t focus on the chatter, the sound of constant footsteps that passed by their room. Not when he had a much better thing to focus on, just below him.

It was dark, the curtains drawn on their balcony blocking out the moon's rays. But Burryaga could just make Bell out below him.

And by the Light what a sight he made.

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white carnations and marigolds by braincellofanerd

Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types
22 Sep 2025
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Edward Elric was nineteen the final time he died. It wasn’t through some heroic act or some big incident that got him on the news. In fact it was a pretty lonely and wet, grey evening in November.
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Who knew that Trisha Elric’s sickness was genetic.

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- Part 2 of Odysseus: Athena's favoured one
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30 May 2026
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The Simplest of Comforts by NobodysHekatonchires

Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers One (2024)
24 Oct 2024
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TF Rare Pair Fest 2024 - 24th Gentle Touch
Optimus gains a new home after becoming Cybertron's new Prime, Jazz is interested too.

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- Part 1 of JazzOP Is The Right Of All Sentient Beings
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30 May 2026
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The rope holding you together. by Alzoval

Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers: Prime
28 Mar 2026
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!!One shot!!
There’s a difference between being chosen… and becoming what everyone expects you to be.
Optimus learns that the hard way.
But he isn't the one to pay the price.

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30 May 2026
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love is natural and real, but not for such as you and i by wrldofmadness

Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One)
09 Apr 2026
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The whisper was laced with the volatile vulnerability that was his real voice. Prowl had only been granted audience to it in the most daring of late nights with Jazz — and an early alarm that enabled their cycle of avoidance — with no trace of Jazz’s escape into the night come the chronometer’s shriek.
Jazz lets Prowl find out what his damaged optics look like. Purely because he needs the other to be aware of possible vulnerability in the field, and why he has a visor in the first place. Not because he’s losing the battle of keeping those impenetrable walls up.

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- Part 1 of all is fair in love and war
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30 May 2026
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New spark by AzWrites

Fandoms: Transformers: Prime
28 Feb 2026
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The colorful little sparks were flowing freely out of the Well, flying freely all around. An entire new generation of Cybertronians, who would know nothing of the war, who were wholly unaware of what it had taken for them to exist at all.
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Febuwhump day 27: "Can you stay?"

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- Part 27 of Febuwhump 2026
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30 May 2026